Abstracts/Index-List of Speechers, Eulogies and
IntroductionsAbstracts of speeches

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Adult EducationTestimony by Mazur as president of the ILGWU and president of the
Consortium for Worker Education before the NYS Legislative Committee on
Skills Development & Vocational Education, January 27, 1992

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Associate ILGWU Membership Program (AIM), second general
meetingMazur's opening remarks

Apparel Industry Task Force, New York State Department of
LaborSee also NYS Apparel Registration Law 1986-1988; see also Speeches -
Sweatshops Testimony by Mazur before the NYS Assembly Labor Committee re
return of sweatshops, need to hold retailers and manufacturers
responsible for contractors, March 20, 1992

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Berger, SolSpeech by Mazur at retirement party for Sol Berger, executive director of
ILGWU Union Health Center, September 26

Caribbean Basin Initiative-Economic Recovery Expansion
ActSee also Speeches - Starobin, Herman; see also NAFTA; see also
Globalization Statement by Mazur before the Subcommittee on
International Trade, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, on the Caribbean
Basin Economic Recovery Expansion Act, February 9, 1990; summary of
written statement, documenting that export-oriented production fails to
provide economic growth in CBI nations; drafts of statement with cover
memos to Mazur from ILGWU research director Herman Starobin, January 31
and February 1, 1990, and comments by Mazur

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Center for Labor and Industrial Relations, February
18Speech by Mazur on theme of conference, "Labor Relations: Will We Survive
the 1990s?" February 18

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Chavez, CesarSpeech by Mazur, June 2

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Child LaborStatement of Mazur before the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S.
Department of Labor, April 18, 1994

Dinkins, David-mayoral reelectionSee also subject files Speech by Mazur endorsing David Dinkins for
reelection as mayor of New York, July 29

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Domsey RalliesMazur remarks at demonstrations in support of striking Haitian workers at
Domsey (Brooklyn) clothing company, May 31 and July 17 (Jesse Jackson in
attendance)

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Donahue, Tom--Dunlop CommissionStatement of Thomas R. Donahue, secretary-treasurer, AFL-CIO, on the
Fact-Finding Report of the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management
Relations, June 1, 1994, with attached memo from Lane Kirkland,
president, AFL-CIO, re background and highlights of the commission
report

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Dubinsky, DavidSpeech by Mazur at induction of David Dubinsky into the Labor Hall of
Fame, January 21

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Dubrow, Evelyn--American ORTSee also American ORT Speech by Mazur at tribute dinner for Dubrow,
September 23

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Dubrow, Evelyn--Americans for Democratic ActionSee also Speeches - Americans for Democratic Action Speech by Mazur at
award presentation, April 4

Dunlop CommissionTestimony by Mazur before the Commission on the Future of
Worker-Management Relations, July 25, 1994; document prepared by ILGWU
Legal Department, "Protecting the Contingent Work Force: Lessons from
the Women's Garment Industry," July 21, 1994

Garment Industry Development Corporation (GIDC)Speech by Mazur, November 22

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Garment Industry Development Corporation (GIDC)See also Garment Industry Development Corporation (subject files); see
also Speeches - Labor-Management Councils 1995; see also Speeches -
Fashion Center BID 1994 GIDC Forum, Keeping New York in Fashion, remarks
by Mazur, March 31

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General Advisory CouncilSee also subject files ILGWU - General Advisory Council Speech by Mazur,
March 15

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)Policy statement, "GATT and the Social Clause," re need for clause in
GATT and Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) creating labor standards and
allowing workers to organize and bargain collectively, November 7, 1993;
statement by Mazur before the House Subcommittee on Trade, January 24,
1992

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Gray Area PhenomenonSee also Immigration; see also NAFTA; see also GATT 1993; see also
Trilateral Commission; see also National Strategy Information Center -
Conference (Greece) 1991 Remarks by Mazur re new security challenge
facing Trilateral Commission countries posed by international and
national migration and resulting ethnic conflicts and urban crime,
relationship to NAFTA, GATT, and other trade policies

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HaitiSpeech by Mazur re U.S. policy toward Haiti, to National Labor Committee,
April 23, 1993; testimony by Mazur re status of Haitian refugees,
December 20, 1991

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Health and Safety in OrganizingSee also AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department - Health, Safety, and
Environment Committee 1988-1993 Speech by Mazur before the AFL-CIO
Industrial Union Department (IUD) Conference on Health and Safety in
Organizing, March 16

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Health Care RallySee also Speeches - Jobs with Justice Health Care Campaign 1993 Speech by
Mazur, "Special Interests Make Us Sick," referring to insurance
companies, drug companies, doctors, and hospitals, calling for universal
health care, expressing hope that the new president (Clinton) will lead
change, April 1, 1993

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Health InsuranceTestimony by Mazur before the House Ways and Means Committee re
comprehensive health insurance legislation, October 22, 1991

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Hill, StanleySee also National Committee for Labor Israel Speech by Mazur at National
Committee for Labor Israel award dinner honoring Stanley Hill, November
19, 1992

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HomeworkTestimony by Mazur before the U.S. Department of Labor hearings on
Industrial Homework in the Women's Apparel Industry, in New York City,
March 29, 1989; list of questions and answers for review by Mazur as
follow-up to testimony, March 24, 1989; Mazur press conference
statement, March 29, 1989; statement by Mazur on panel by the NYS Dept.
of Labor, 1993

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HomeworkTestimony by Mazur, ACTWU president Jack Sheinkman, and home worker Jo
Carmack at oversight hearing on Department of Labor's proposal to lift
the ban on industrial homework before the Subcommittee on Labor
Standards of the House Committee on Education and Labor, in Washington,
D.C., September 16 and 23, 1986; correspondence

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Immigration-Caribbean and Central AmericaSee also Speeches - Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) Parity; see also
Speeches - Gray Area Phenomenon 1993; see also NAFTA; see also Speeches
- GATT Statement by Mazur before the congressionally mandated Commission
for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic
Development re causes of Western Hemisphere migration, particularly from
Central America and the Caribbean, and U.S. policy affecting it, July
14, 1989

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Immigration, Refugees and International LawStatement by Mazur before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and
International Law, House Judiciary Committee (Peter Rodino, chair), on
S. 2104 and H.R. 5115, September 7, 1988

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International Industrial Relations Association

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Israel-Vocational School DedicationSee also Speeches - National Committee for Labor Israel Speech by Mazur
at dedication of Dubinsky-Chaikin Vocational School, named for
predecessor presidents of ILGWU

Mazur Acceptance Speech, ILGWUAcceptance speech by Jay Mazur upon election as president of ILGWU, June
6, 1986; newspaper clippings

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Minimum WageSee also subject file Statement by Mazur before the Senate Committee on
Labor and Human Resources re the Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1987,
July 23 1987

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NAFTA"NAFTA is a Disaster" remarks by Mazur, adapted from a speech delivered
to the New York City Central Labor Council, April 15, 1993; statement
and speech by Mazur at New York City Council meeting, March 26;
statement and speech by Mazur at a New York Times rally, protesting
newspaper's refusal to sell advertising space to critics of NAFTA, July
20, 1993

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NAFTASee also subject file NAFTA 1992-1993; see also Speeches - Caribbean
Basin Initiative; see also Speeches - Democratic National Committee
1992; see also Globalization and Speeches - Globalization; see also
Speeches - Sweatshops; see also Speeches - Gray Area Phenomenon; see
also Speeches - Starobin, Herman; see also Speeches - Trade & Jobs
Testimony by economist and ILGWU research director Herman Starobin
before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on
Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, re effect of
international trade agreements on apparel workers, May 7, 1992; letter
to Starobin from Rep. John Dingell, chairman of the subcommittee,
inviting his testimony, April 28, 1992; testimony by Starobin before the
United States International Trade Commission, criticizing U.S. Trade
Representative Carla Hills's failure to request assessment of potential
apparel job loss resulting from NAFTA and other trade agreements, March
17, 1992; testimony by Starobin before the Trade Policy Staff Committee,
"The Economic Effects of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
on the U.S. Apparel Industry," August 29, 1991; testimony by Mazur
before the Subcommittee on Trade, House Ways and Means Committee, re
impact of NAFTA on U.S. apparel industry jobs, November 16, 1992; press
conference statement by Mazur re NAFTA, at NYC City Hall, December 17,
1992

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National Committee for Labor Israel-Israel SymposiumRemarks by Mazur at Israel symposium cosponsored with the Jewish Labor
Committee and the New York Trade Council for Histadrut, c. 1990

National Council for Senior CitizensRemarks by Mazur re Social Security, Medicare, and Reagan tickle-down
economics, at 19th constitutional convention, June 6-10

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Nationalities Service CenterSpeech by Mazur accepting award at luncheon in his honor by American
Council for Nationalities Service, discussing challenges of Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986, December 13, 1988

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NYC Commercial Rent HearingTestimony before the City Council of New York City on Intro 1245 by
Mazur, calling it a poor substitute for bill which would have provided
commercial rent binding arbitration, June 14, 1989; newspaper
clippings

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New York Is Fashion, press conferenceTwo versions of remarks (one for press, one for industry leaders) by
Mazur at Gracie Mansion (Mayor Dinkins) breakfast, in anticipation of
the Democratic National Convention, March 26

NY Skirt and Sportswear ConventionOutline and speech by Mazur giving overview of garment industry in NYC,
successes of labor-management partnerships such as CAF and GIDC (see
also subject files), October 16, 1993

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NY Skirt and Sportswear AssociationSpeech by Mazur, October 19-23

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NYS Council of Senior CitizensSpeech by Mazur at the Second Annual Intergenerational Service Awards, re
meaning of "liberal," need for comprehensive health care, October 12

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On the Mend Project--Bellevue HospitalRemarks by Mazur praising a volunteer effort by ILGWU retirees; thanks
NYC locals 132-98-102 and 23-25, FIT, and the Metropolitan Fashion
Center; speech by Mazur at October 27, 1993, benefit concert for "On the
Mend" project, introducing NYC mayor David Dinkins

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Penn South Houses--Board of EstimateStatement by Mazur before the NYC Board of Estimate, requesting 25-year
phase-in of real estate taxes, June 30, 1987

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Penn South Houses--25th AnniversaryRemarks by Mazur, June 7

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Penn South Houses-30th AnniversaryRemarks by Mazur, June 7

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Puerto Rican Congress of New JerseySpeech by Mazur, May 6

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Puerto Rico Housing DedicationRemarks by Mazur, April 13

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Queens College (CUNY)Speech by Mazur honoring Sol Chaiken at the Center for Labor & Urban
Analysis, Queens College of the City University of New York, June 6,
1992

Sheinkman, Jack-American ORTSee also American ORT Speech by Mazur at tribute dinner for ACTWU
president Sheinkman, May 16

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Sheinkman, Jack-Cornell UniversitySpeech by Mazur honoring Sheinkman at the dedication of an endowed
professorship in his name, November 2

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Sheinkman, JackSee also Work in America Institute Draft of remarks by Mazur re ACTWU
president Jack Sheinkman at awards ceremony by Work in America
Institute, November 1992; remarks by Mazur at ACTWU convention re state
of American labor, general economic and political prospects under
Clinton, 1992

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Social Democrats USASee also subject file Speech by Mazur at testimonial dinner for Mazur,
given the Eugene V. Debs Award by Social Democrats, June 10, 1987

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South AfricaGreetings by Mazur welcoming John Coplyn of SACTWU (South Africa Clothing
and Textile Workers Union?), January 12

Sweatshops-HofstraSpeech by Mazur, "Multinational Corporations and the Global Sweatshop in
the 21st Century," delivered to the Hofstra University Symposium on
International Competition and the Transnational Corporation, cosponsored
by UAW District 65, January 23, 1988

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Tax ProposalTestimony by ILGWU president Sol Chaikin before the Committee on Ways and
Means, U.S. House of Representatives, opposing President Reagan's
proposal to tax employer contributions to health insurance coverage and
to fully tax unemployment compensation, eliminate deductibility of state
and local taxes, and lower tax rate for wealthy, June 13, 1985

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Trade and JobsSee also Textile & Apparel Trade Legislation; see also ITGLWF Fifth
World Congress, Tokyo, September 26-30, 1988; see also NAFTA and
Speeches - NAFTA Speech by Mazur, "The Effect of International Trade on
Jobs," presented at A Dialogue on Social and Ethical Concerns in a
Changing Economy, January 26, 1989; speech by Mazur to the ITGLWF Fifth
World Congress, Tokyo, September 26-30, 1988

Trumka, RichardRemarks of Richard L. Trumka, president, United Mine Workers of America,
to the America Bar Association Labor and Employment Section luncheon,
speaking as a coal miner and as an attorney, re national labor policy,
August 7, 1990

Tyler, GusSee also subject file Speech at Hofstra University upon receipt of
honorary doctorate

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Union Label and Service Trades AwardsRemarks by Mazur, May 11

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United Hebrew TradesSpeech by Mazur at testimonial (centennial) luncheon, December 11,
1988

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United Housing FoundationSee also subject file United Housing Foundation - National Housing Policy
Forum 1992 Drafts of remarks to forum by Mazur

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Vocational TrainingSee also Speeches - Labor and Human Resources Committee 1992; see also
Speeches - Education Program Graduation Day 1988 Statement by Mazur as
chair of the Consortium for Worker Education before the Assembly
Committee on Skills Development and Vocational Education, January 27

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WagesSee also Speeches - Labor Movement, Future of Testimony by Ray Marshall,
chairman of the Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce,
before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, "America's
Choice: High Skills or Low Wages," January 7, 1991; background material
for Mazur speeches: poverty data from U.S. Census Bureau, with memo from
ILGWU exec asst James Parrott and talking points, 1987; summary of State
of Working America report re wages, income gap, purchasing power, 1988;
NY Times clipping, "Rebuild America by Rebuilding Labor," by Ernest
Lieberman, noting labor accounts for 10 percent of manufacturing costs
but 75 percent of cuts, January 8, 1989; U.S. News & World Report
clipping, "Labor's Agenda for the '90s" re efforts to stem decline in
membership, March 19, 1990; clipping from the Economist re wages, July
7, 1990; handwritten notes by Mazur

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Winpinsinger, WilliamTribute message by Mazur on occasion of retirement of Winpisinger as
president of International Association of Machinists, June 23, 1989;
letter inviting Mazur to event, May 2, 1989